Today's News

SummerSlam:

Results...

1. Sheamus bt Randy Orton.
2. Kofi Kingston & Big E. bt Titus O'Neill & Darren Young, Sin Cara & Kalisto and Fernando & Diego, to win the WWE Tag Team Championships.
3. Dolph Ziggler vs Rusev ended in a double count out draw.
4. Neville & Stephen Amell bt Stardust & King Barrett.
5. Ryback bt Big Show and The Miz to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
6. Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns bt Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper.
7. Seth Rollins bt John Cena to retain the WWE, and win the United States Championship.
8. Paige, Becky Lynch & Charlotte bt Alicia Fox, Brie Bella & Nikki Bella and Tamina Snuka, Naomi and Sasha Banks.
9. Kevin Owens bt Cesaro.
10. The Undertaker bt Brock Lesnar.

Notes...

• Mick Foley made a guest appearance at the start of the show.
• Stephen Amell took a couple of stiff shots from Barrett during their match, and is a bit scraped and beaten up after his debut.
• Host Jon Stewart turned heel on John Cena to help Seth Rollins win their match.
• The main event ended in controversy, the bell rang as the match was ongoing, Taker took advantage, and locked in a submission after a low blow.
• Paul Heyman took to the mic to announce Lesnar was the true winner of the match. This may have been off script, as WWE have today taken great pains in pointing out Taker is the official winner of the bout.
• Ryback said he thinks Big Show broke one of his ribs last night.
• Actress Melissa Joan Hart was backstage, she is a lifetime WWE fan.
• Hornswoggle was unhappy with a dig at his expense by JBL during commentary. He tweeted a mocking jibe back, referring to the night he was knocked out by Joey Styles.
• The NXT roster and TE finalists watched the show in a skybox, apart from when the TE cast came down to be shown on camera.
• Michelle McCool and Big Oscar of MOM were also in attendance, as were NJPW stars Kazuchika Okada, Kushida, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Jushin Liger. Linda McMahon was in the crowd, watching from ringside.
• Fans were turned away from the event. A fake ticketing scam was uncovered in the hours before the show, and many hundreds of fans were victims of the fraud.
• A dozen fans were removed for being drunk.

Steve Austin:

Stone Cold has announced his next podcast guests for WWE will be Edge and Christian. He also continues to blast John Cena's use of the springboard stunner, he called it ineffective.

The Undertaker:

The Undertaker collapsed as he was leaving the arena last night. The incident was caught by a fan high up in the gods as he walked around the screen. He had to crawl back to the locker room. Concerns were allayed when he arrived with his wife Michelle McCool at their hotel, but have arisen again today, as WWE have withdrawn him from tonight's Raw. He has gone back to Texas.

WWE Alum lands radio show:

Tazz has been given a radio show on the CBS network.

NXT man un-retires:

After recently announcing his plans to hang up his boots CJ Parker has seemingly had a change of heart. He has signed for NJPW, and will travel to Japan in September to debut.

Warrior day:

Today is WWE Warrior day, and Vince McMahon's birthday.

2K16:

Another batch of characters have been named, here is the updated list...

• Diamond Dallas Page
• Alicia Fox
• Cesaro
• Tyson Kidd
• Cameron
• Big Show
• Bam Bam Bigelow
• Darren Young
• Dolph Ziggler
• Finlay
• Layla
• Kevin Nash
• Lex Luger
• The Miz
• Naomi
• Randy Orton
• Sheamus
• Titus O'Neil
• Adam Rose
• Neville
• Bo Dallas
• Brie Bella
• Brock Lesnar
• Goldust
• Heath Slater
• Hideo Itami
• Jack Swagger
• Kevin Owens
• Nikki Bella
• Ric Flair
• Sami Zayn
• Roman Reigns
• Stardust
• Sting
• Tyler Breeze
• The Ultimate Warrior
• Zack Ryder
• Booker T
• Colonel Mustafa
• Emma
• Eva Marie
• General Adnan
• Kalisto
• Kane
• Lord Steven Regal
• Sin Cara
• Summer Rae
• Tamina Snuka
• Triple H
• Steve Austin
• Seth Rollins
• Daniel Bryan
• Dean Ambrose
• Bad News Barrett
• Paige
• Finn Balor
• Alexa Bliss
• The Rock
• Andre the Giant

Raw tease:

• Did The Undertaker truly beat Brock Lesnar?.
• Why did Jon Stewart help Seth Rollins?.
• Can anyone eclipse The New Day?.
• Will The Divas Revolution derail Nikki Bella's championship run?.
• What does Stardust have in store for us next?.

Ric Flair is scripted to appear.

NXT:

Tiger Mask was backstage at Takeover on Saturday.

Lita calls for HOF induction:

Lita is leading a campaign to get Luna Vachon into the WWE Hall Of Fame.

Lana:

There is apparently a medical reason keeping Lana from wrestling. The actual reason is unreleased, but was first recorded in 2014, and has been aggravated by her recent physical feud with Summer Rae.

Foley blogs on WWE return:

''Yes, it was great to be back in WWE - even for a night. Basically, if you get a text saying that Jon Stewart would like you to be his guest at #Summerslam, you go - especially if you live 90 minutes away. Let me share with you the touching words Vince McMahon and I shared before I made my entrance...

Mick... Thank you for this opportunity, Vince.

Vince... Always good to have you back, Mick. Now take off that fanny-pack!.

What did you like best about SummerSlam? About SummerSlam weekend? What did you like least? I know not everyone cared for the ending of the main event. Let me just leave you with the same words I used following the ending of The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania in 2013, think of the Heyman promos!".

Twitter feud:

Virgil angered Xavier Woods last night. He tweeted congratulations, and used the words ''My son.'' Xavier furiously shot back that he was not his son, and recalled an incident when he was 17. He says he met Virgil and told him he wanted to wrestle, Virgil apparently told him he would never make it because he was black.

Tanner gets revenge:

Tanner has posted a picture of Tough Enough finalist ZZ walking across to a Burger King restaurant, and hinted that fans are making the wrong choice in keeping him in the show. He was eliminated last week.

Darren Young airs dirty laundry:

Darren Young has shared intimate text messages he is receiving from a cameraman that works on the Total Diva's show. The resulting conversation was way to cringe worthy to share, but D Young took great pleasure in mocking his interest in him. The cameraman repeatedly apologised to Young, but Young was clearly angered by the semi nude picture, and continually attacked him on his social media.

Sting:

WWE have a major angle scripted for tonight's Raw, which will lead to a WrestleMania match. That angle is said to involve Sting, who is flying back to New York, after leaving before SummerSlam this weekend.

Ric Flair:

Ric Flair has confessed that Triple H and The Rock do not like each other, and questioned Rock's mic work. He said Rock always stuck to the script, and Triple H was freer on the mic, and repeatedly ate The Rock alive during their Attitude Era feud.

He was talking to Brother Love, who also confirmed they were not friends, and that there was a professional jealousy between the two, but defended them, saying they worked together beautifully.

Stephen Amell:

Stephen Amell impressed greatly in his match last night, and WWE have reportedly offered him the chance to come back, and this time they will trust him with a singles match, against either Stardust or King Barrett. No word on when that may be, but WWE are keen to use him again, if he wants to do it again.

Amell said King Barrett did catch him with a couple of stiff kicks during the match, and his back is scratched and bruised from his top rope adventure, but really loved being a WWE man for a day, and was blown away by the experience.

Batista takes shot at WWE:

Batista said he would not be interested in forming a team with Sheamus, as they would only be used as jobbers, and would be slapped around by Stephanie McMahon, referring to Kane and Big Show's recent angles.

Sabu:

Drugs paraphernalia, blood, and excrement were found in a hotel room recently used by Sabu. The promoter of the event he was attending said he was furious that someone was using in his locker rooms, as the group had lost two of their alumni to drugs deaths. He also said he was disappointed, as they had worked together for almost a decade.

Sandra still working:

Sandra Grey is still working for some of the WWE diva's despite retiring to care for her husband. She had worked for years in the costume department, and is now working from home in her spare time. She made the outfits worn by Naomi and Alicia Fox last night.

R-Truth:

R-Truth has unveiled the artwork for his new single (Photo).

New stars:

Apollo Crews and Dasha Fuentes have been given their offiicial WWE profiles.